Brother's Birthday

The second turning point came on the day of his younger brother's birthday party.

Apparently, Sylas's detestable stepmother was scheming to install her biological son—his brother—as the heir.

There was no way his father hadn't noticed such a crude and obvious plan.

Yet, the foolish woman seemed blissfully ignorant, wrongly assuming that her plan was proceeding smoothly.

The truth was that his father was merely letting her play her game and allowing her to dig her own grave.

He had only approved the party to secure a justification for eventually driving her out of the Di Malvento estate.

Sylas couldn't help but think how unfortunate his brother was.

A birthday—a special day meant to celebrate one's existence, once a year.

And yet, his mother had reduced it to a tool for her own ambitions, while his father used it to gain leverage to remove her.